Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen

The Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen is a canal in southern Djurgården in Stockholm, it extends from the Djurgårdsbrunnsviken in the west to the Baltic Sea bay Lilla Värtan in the east. The channel is about one kilometer long and is crossed by a swing bridge.

There was very early a natural waterway, but the mid-18th century heard on Djurgården to be an island, because by the progressive increase in land and silting was the connection to a narrow, unusable trickle.

The current channel came about through the initiative of King Karl XIV Johan. He wanted to beautify Djurgården and also facilitate supply to the city with vegetables that have been grown on the islands of the archipelago. The channel has been an expensive and lengthy process. It took almost ten years to build the approximately one kilometer long, 9.5 m wide and 2.1 m deep channel. In 1834 he was finally finished.

Today, the Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen is a popular destination with its shady riverside walks, planted with oak and maple. During the summer, is also a hive of activity in the channel when sightseeing boats, recreational boats and sport boats jostle there. The Rowing Club of Stockholm Roddförening has his on channel club and boat house, which was inaugurated in 1913 according to plans by the renowned architect Sigurd Lewerentz. Since 1994, the Djurgårdsbrunnskanalen is also part of the first National City Park in the world, the Ekoparken.

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Fall 2005

Winter 2006

Stockholm Roddförening